NAME

PGASortPop - Creates an (internal) array of indices according to one of
three criteria.

DESCRIPTION

If PGA_POPREPL_BEST is used (the default) the array is sorted from most
fit to least fit. If PGA_POPREPL_RANDOM_REP is used the indices in the
array are selected randomly with replacement. If
PGA_POPREPL_RANDOM_NOREP is used the indices in the array are selected
randomly without replacement. The function PGASetPopReplaceType() is
used to specify which strategy is used. The indices of the sorted
population members may then be accessed from the internal array via
PGAGetSortedPopIndex(). This routine is typically used during
population replacement.

INPUTPARAMETERS

ctx - context variable
popindex
- symbolic constant of the population from which to create the
srted array.

OUTPUTPARAMETERS

none

SYNOPSIS

LOCATION

pop.c

EXAMPLE

Example:
Copy the five best strings from the old population into the new
population. The rest of the new population will be created by
recombination, and is not shown.
PGAContext *ctx;
int i,j;
:
PGASetPopReplaceType(ctx,PGA_POPREPL_BEST)
:
PGASortPop(ctx, PGA_OLDPOP);
for ( i=0; i < 5; i++) {
j = PGAGetSortedPopIndex(ctx, i);
PGACopyIndividual (ctx, j, PGA_OLDPOP, i, PGA_NEWPOP);
:
05/01/95 PGASortPop(8)